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India blocks Turkey's TRT World, Chinese state media Global Times, Xinhua over misinformation on Op Sindoor

New Delhi: India on Wednesday blocked the official X account of Turkish state broadcaster TRT World, following forensic links between Turkish-origin drones and Pakistan's recent airspace violations. The same day, the government also took down the X handles of Chinese state-run outlets Global Times and Xinhua for spreading misleading narratives about the Indian military amid heightened tensions with Pakistan.

Who is Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, India's first Buddhist CJI?

Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, who penned about 300 verdicts, on Wednesday took oath as India's 52nd Chief Justice of India.

Pakistan hands over detained Indian BSF soldier Purnam Kumar Shaw

An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, who was detained by Pakistani Rangers, was handed over to India on Wednesday.

Modi govt debunks Donald Trump's claim that trade incentive caused India-Pakistan ceasefire

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government has debunked US President Donald Trump's claim that trade played a role in his brokering of a ceasefire deal between India and Pakistan, which were engaged in an intense military operation last week.

'Vain and preposterous attempts': India on China's renaming of Arunachal Pradesh places

New Delhi/IBNS: India has called China's renaming of various places of Arunachal Pradesh "vain and preposterous attempts", reminding the hostile neighbour of an "undeniable reality" that the northeastern state will continue to remain as an "integral and inalienable part" of the country.

Diplomatic row: India expels Pakistani official over espionage charge, Islamabad responds

The Indian government on Tuesday expelled a Pakistani diplomat, who was working in the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, citing alleged involvement in espionage activities.

Clear cut victory for India, nuke storage targeting tilted outcome, says combat aviation expert Tom Cooper

Austrian aerial warfare analyst and historian Tom Cooper said the India-Pakistan conflict that ended in a ceasefire is a clear cut victory for India since the country successfully targeted Pakistan's military sites, including a nuclear weapons storage facility.

'Had Indira Gandhi been alive, I would've asked her why PoK was not taken back in Simla Agreement': Himanta Biswa Sarma

Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Sarma on Tuesday said that had former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi been alive, he would have questioned her about the strategic decisions she made during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, especially on why she didn't expand the Chicken's Neck corridor by negotiating for 100 more miles and why Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir was not taken back in Simla agreement.

India's stand demanding vacation of Pak-occupied Kashmir unchanged: MEA

New Delhi/IBNS: India's position on Jammu and Kashmir, that is vacating territory illegally occupied by Pakistan, has not changed, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday, echoing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's words a day before.

'10 satellies on round-the-clock surveillance': ISRO chief amid India-Pak tensions

Agartala (Tripura): As tensions between India and Pakistan continue to rise, ISRO is turning to space not only for exploration but as a critical component of national security.

Shashi Tharoor lauds PM Modi's address on Operation Sindoor, says he handled crisis 'extremely well'

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for handling the conflict between India and Pakistan "extremely well" and for sending a clear message to the neighbouring country through his first public address on Operation Sindoor.

Indian Minister Pabitra Margherita witnesses India-Fiji MoU signing on Pharmacopeial Cooperation

Pabitra Margherita, Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles [MoS (PM)], recently witnessed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Pharmacopeial Cooperation between India and Fiji during his visit to the country.

India seeks more S-400 systems from Russia after missile defence success in Operation Sindoor

New Delhi: Buoyed by the successful deployment of the S-400 air defence missile system during Operation Sindoor, India has officially requested additional units of the Russian-made platform, top defence sources told India Today TV.

UK introduces new immigration rules: Indian students, workers may be affected

The new measures announced by the UK government, aimed at clamping down on soaring immigration figures, are likely to hit Indian students and working professionals hard, one of the largest numbers of people seeking visa applications in the European nation.

Security scare at Kolkata airport after bomb threat to Mumbai-bound IndiGo flight

Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport was put on high alert on Tuesday after an unidentified man called the authorities and informed them that there was a bomb on an IndiGo flight.

Former Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh's stepson found dead under mysterious circumstances in Kolkata

Former Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party chief Dilip Ghosh's stepson was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Kolkata's New Town area on Tuesday.

De-escalation and counter-terrorism efforts are critical, says Australia, welcoming India-Pakistan ceasefire

The Australian government has welcomed the ceasefire reached between India and Pakistan amid four days of heightened tensions after New Delhi conducted Operation Sindoor on May 7.

Turkish tech, Pakistani push: A new dimension in border hostilities

In a troubling escalation of hostilities along the India-Pakistan border, hundreds of advanced drones—reportedly supplied by Turkey—were deployed in a coordinated aerial offensive by Pakistan, sparking alarm in Indian defense circles and raising the specter of a broader regional conflict.

Modi's surprise and strategic visit to Adampur air base busts Pak lies over S-400

Jalandhar/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strategic visit to the Adampur air base days after Operation Sindoor has busted the lies spread by Pakistan that claimed missiles from its JF-17 fighter destroyed the defence system of India.

Jammu and Kashmir: Three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in Shopian

At least three terrorists belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba outfit were killed during a gunfight with security forces in the Zinpather Keller area of Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian area on Tuesday.

Jammu and Kashmir: Three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in Shopian

At least three terrorists belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba outfit were killed during a gunfight with security forces in the Zinpather Keller area of Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian area on Tuesday.

PM Modi visits Adampur Air Base days after Operation Sindoor

Jalandhar/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday visited the Adampur Air Base days after the Indian Armed Forces conducted Operation Sindoor which was launched to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack.

Op Sindoor: A Paradigm Shift in India’s Post-Pokhran-II Strategic Thinking

India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’ against Pak-based terror infrastructure, just over two weeks after the cold-blooded massacre of 26 Hindu tourists in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22, has drastically altered the sub-continent’s security environment. It marks a radical departure from the perceived ‘deterrence’ that overshadowed strategic thinking in the region since both India and Pakistan officially went nuclear in 1998.

Fourteen dead after consuming spurious liquor in Amritsar, suppliers arrested

Amritsar/IBNS: Fourteen people died and several others are critical after they consumed spurious liquor in Punjab's Amritsar, media reports said.

Encounter rages between security forces and four terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian

Srinagar/IBNS: An encounter between security forces and four terrorists broke out in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian, media reports said.

Encounter rages between security forces and four terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian

Srinagar/IBNS: An encounter between security forces and four terrorists broke out in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian, media reports said.

US: Two Indian students die in road mishap in Pennsylvania

At least two Indian-origin students died in a road mishap in the US state of Pennsylvania recently, media reports said.

Suspected drones spotted in J&K's Samba district shortly after PM Modi's address: Report

Srinagar/IBNS: Suspected drones were spotted and engaged over Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Monday shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation, India Today reported quoting defence sources.

Suspected drone spotted in J&K's Samba district shortly after PM Modi's address: Report

Srinagar/IBNS: Suspected drones were spotted and engaged over Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Monday shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation, India Today reported quoting defence sources.

'No firing or aggressive action': India, Pakistan decide in first talks post ceasefire

New Delhi/IBNS: India and Pakistan have agreed that both sides will refrain from engaging in any aggressive action and no shots will be fired, the Indian Army said on Monday after the military operations chiefs of the two countries spoke on a hotline for the first time since the ceasefire.